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Experience Adventure and Conservation: Volunteer in Picturesque West Cork, Ireland

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The experience

Join us and be a part of restoring and preserving this beautiful land while immersing yourself in nature and adventure at every turn! There's plenty to see and do here: majestic mountains, a stunning waterfall, the Healy Pass, and stone circles for walking, cycling, or exploring. You can also enjoy swimming, fishing, and kayaking with seals. The towns of Glengarriff and Castletownbere are nearby, adding extra charm to your experience.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English

Between 18 and 60 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

European Union Passport

United States visa or citizenship

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Come be a part of our community in the picturesque West Cork area on the Beara Peninsula overlooking Bantry Bay! We have 90 acres of certified organic land that was abandoned in 1990, along with outbuildings and a few ruins.

Activities & Shift

I need help feeding and checking animals. I need help growing organic vegetables in my poly-tunnel, renovating the house and clearing land, Reseeding fields with organic grass seed, growing vegetables, I want to grow Aronia berry (Chokeberry plants), Blueberries and Hazelnuts. Help with designing and constructing a chicken-run, bee-keeping, fencing rebuilding old stone walls, and general improvement.

I keep Dexter cows which are a rare breed indigenous to Ireland, they have to be check everyday. If the weather is bad we do the tasks in the Polytunnel, else outside. Trips around the local area are organised weeky!

Rules

Accommodation is in a large Mobile home and meals are in the cottage. At the moment the Pollytunnel (60 feet (18.25m) long - 24 feet (7.3 m) wide) in be made ready for food production for the year.